''Big black cock'', usually shortened to ''BBC'', is a
sexual slang
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term and a genre of
ethnic pornography
Ethnic pornography is a genre of pornography featuring performers of specific ethnic groups, or depictions of interracial sexual activity.
Productions can feature any type of ethnic group; however, the most commonly marketed ethnic genres in ...
that focuses on
black men with large
penis
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The term ''pen ...
es.
["BBC", in Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, ''The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English'' (2015)]
p. 124
. The term is often used in both straight and gay pornography.
Description
The designation refers to the stereotype of
black men having large penises, and has been described by some critics as portraying black men as animalistic and aggressive.
The trope is typically invoked in the promotion of pornography featuring a black male performer and a white or Asian female performer.
The stereotype appears in gay, bisexual, and straight media,
with the "BBC" acronym also being "ubiquitous among gay men on dating sites, in pornography, and in other gay sexual spaces. Its use extends beyond penis size itself to encompass a number of sexual traits that would establish Black men as prized sexual partners. It often includes specific mention of dominance, aggressiveness, and submission of the White partner," according to sexuality studies scholar Logan D. Trevon.
The term also appears in connection with
cuckold
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ry fetishism.
Reception
The term carries
racist
Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...
connotations, to embody the fetishization of black men, and to perpetuate harmful stereotypes about the physical features and
sexual appetites and inclinations of black men.
Writer and activist
Rhammel Afflick said he had found that "my worth is often only perceived sexually. There are always references to me having a 'BBC' (big black cock)".
Lerone Clarke-Oliver opined in The ''
Gay Times
''Gay Times'' (stylized in all caps), also known as ''GAY TIMES Magazine'' and as ''GT'', is a UK-based LGBTQ+ magazine established in 1984. Originally a magazine for gay and bisexual men, the company began including content for the LGBTQ+ comm ...
'' that "seeing Black men in porn labelled as 'Thugs' or, 'BBC' (to name but two harmful categorisations) or 'Black
nsert search termhas off-line and real-world psychological consequences".
, the term, "BBC", was the 20th most searched category of pornography on
Pornhub
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The site al ...
. This was noted to be a decrease from previous years.
See also
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Ethnic pornography
Ethnic pornography is a genre of pornography featuring performers of specific ethnic groups, or depictions of interracial sexual activity.
Productions can feature any type of ethnic group; however, the most commonly marketed ethnic genres in ...
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Race and sexuality
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Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism is a sexual fixation on an object or a body part. The object of interest is called the fetish; the person who has a fetish is a fetishist. A sexual fetish may be regarded as a mental disorder if it causes significant psychoso ...
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Stereotypes of African Americans
Stereotypes of African Americans are misleading beliefs about the African-American culture, culture of people with partial or total ancestry from any Black people, black racial groups of Africa whose ancestors resided in the United States sin ...
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Black Buck
The blackbuck (''Antilope cervicapra''), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources.
It stands up to high at the sh ...
References
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